Posts Tagged ‘Penang Heritage’

Sep

Penang Heritage Food Book Launch

Posted by: CK Lam in Book Launching, Chef, Cooking Demo, Culinary School, Events, Hainanese Cuisine, Invited Review, Mamak/Indian, Media Preview, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Nyonya Cuisine, Penang, Recipe, Teluk Bahang, Thai Cuisine

BY C K Lam

Tropical Spice Garden recently sees the book launching and cooking demo by Dr Ong Jin Teong at the al-fresco style Pavilion next to the cooking school. The event highlighted Dr Ong’s culinary biography Penang Heritage Food, a collection of recipes for the classic and forgotten dishes of Penang.

Penang Heritage Food also sheds light on the different cultural influences that has made Penang’s fusion cuisine a unique national heritage. Dishes with Malay, Hokkien, Indian, Thai and Hainanese influences are included.

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Tags: Book Launch, British Origin, Button Mushrooms, C K Lam, Chicken Pie, Cooking Demonstration, Culinary Tradition, Dr Ong Jin Teong, Food Book, Fusion Cuisine, Girls Association, Ground Pepper, Hainanese Chicken, Hainanese Chicken Pie, Heritage Food, Khoo Chiew Kin, MGS Old Girls’ Association, Min Chee, Mph Bookstores, National Heritage, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Penang Heritage, Penang Heritage Food, Professional Cooking, Spice Garden, Stick Cinnamon, Street Hawkers, Tropical Spice, Tropical Spice Garden, YWCA

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May

Muntri Mews – Penang Heritage Boutique Hotel

Posted by: CK Lam in Boutique Hotel, Cafe, Georgetown, Heritage, Hotel - Review, Invited Review, Penang

Located at the heart of the UNESCO heritage zone in George Town Penang is Muntri Mews. This beautifully refurbished boutique hotel on narrow Muntri Street is successfully done up by renowned hotelier Christopher Ong of Clove Hall and the UNESCO award winning hotel Galle Fort in Sri Lanka.

Opened in March this year, the hotel is currently the newest restored boutique hotel in Penang!

Iron gate opening to the hotel

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Tags: Antiques Collection, Award Winning Hotel, Beer Batter Garoupa Fllet Fish & Chips, Beverage Menu, Boutique Hotel, Boutique Hotel Penang, Broadband Internet Connection, Cafe, Carriage Houses, Cheng Th’ng, Christopher Ong, Clove, Clove Hall, Comfortable Place, Cup Of Coffee, Dining Area, Dining Hall, Fruit Frappes, Fruit Platter, Galle Fort, Ground Coffee, Hotel Galle Fort, Hotel In Penang, Hotel Penang, Hotelier, Iron Gate, Lebuh Muntri, Local Art, Lunch Visit, Marble Flooring, Mesclun, Mews, Mews Cafe, Mix And Match, Mixed Mesclun & Rocket Salad, Muntri Mews, Muntri Street, Nyonya Laksa Lemak, Penang, Penang Heritage, Penang Heritage Boutique Hotel, Penang Hotel, Rocket Salad, Sago Pudding, Sauces, Smoked Duck, Spices, Thick Pieces, Unesco Award, Unesco Heritage, Verandas, White Linens

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Mar

Hotel Penaga – Penang Heritage Boutique Hotel

Posted by: CK Lam in Boutique Hotel, Georgetown, Heritage, Hotel - Review, Hotels, Invited Review, Penang

Penang is abuzz, especially in the heritage and cultures scene with the newly opened Hotel Penaga. The beautifully restored boutique hotel is conveniently located in the heart of Georgetown, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Situated along Hutton Lane intersecting Clarke Street and Transfer Road, the hotel is within walking distance to many eating outlets and attractive historical places.

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Tags: Angela Hijjas, Architect Hijjas Kasturi, Attractive Locations, Boutique Hotel, Charming Rooms, Chinese Porcelain, Clarke Street, Clarke Terraces, Dominic Johns, George Fishman, Glenn Romanis, Helen Bodycomb, Heritage Hotel, Hijjas Kasturi, Hotel Heritage, Hotel Penaga, Hotel Penang, Hutton Lane, Hutton Rooms, International Architect, Library Restaurant, Mozaic Artwork, Penaga, Penaga Spa, Penang Heritage, Penang Heritage Boutique Hotel, Penang Hotel, Rainwater Harvesting, Rimbun Dahan, Salon Spa, Serene Garden, Shop Houses, Small Library, Spa Pool, Tanglung Bar, The Cinnamon, Transfer Suites, Unesco World Heritage, Unesco World Heritage Site, War Shop, Wife Angela, World Heritage Site

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May

Kopi Cine, In-House Cafe of Straits Collection, Penang

Posted by: CK Lam in Cafe, Coffee, Georgetown, Heritage, Media Preview, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Penang, Pork Free, Western Cuisine

**Updated July 2011** – The place has since closed down!

BY CK Lam

It was a moment of relaxation when one sets foot in Kopi Cine, the in-house cafe of Straits Collection set up by Bon Ton. Occupying the ground floor corner unit in Stewart Lane, the cafe occupies a rather small L-shaped dining space stretching to a few tables on the walkway.

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Tags: Art Pieces, Banana Bread, Bon Ton, Breakfast Lunch, Cafe, Coffee, Colorful Photos, Egg Dish, Egg Dishes, Fruit Frappes, Goddess Of Mercy Temple, Guan, High Chairs, Kopi Cine, Neighborhood Cafe, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Omelette, Onion Relish, Penang, Penang Heritage, Penang Joss Sticker Maker, Rm10, Rm8, Scrambled Eggs, Smoked Salmon, Stewart Lane, Straits Collection, Thick Slice, Varieties Of Coffee, Wine Menu

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Jan

Suffolk House Restaurant – Fine Dining in a Penang Heritage and Historical Site!

Posted by: CK Lam in Air Itam, Fine Dining, Heritage, Invited Review, Penang, Penang Restaurant, Pork Free, Wine Champagne and Spirits

* This article was also published in the New Straits Times on 22nd May 2010.

An ambiance of calm and tranquility with stunning charm welcomed me as I walked into Suffolk House which is known as the first “Great House of Penang”. This recently restored 200-year old Anglo-Indian architectural building was built on the estate owned by Captain Francis Light, the founder of British settlement of Penang.

I had the pleasure of visiting their lovely Suffolk House Restaurant which is headed by Chef Johnny Fua for a food tasting session. This restaurant is run by the management of 32 Mansion, Bagan and Beach Blanket Babylon – all successful eateries in Penang.

Chef Johnny Fua & myself sharing a light moment…

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Tags: 32 Mansion, Air Itam River, Amuse Bouche, Array, Art Paintings, Baby Shrimp, Bagan, Banana Crepe, Beach Blanket Babylon, British Settlement, Captain Francis Light, Chef John, Chicken Tikka, Coffee Tea, Creamy Chicken, Creativeness, Curried Parsnip, Fine Dining Restaurants, Fua, Garden Greens, Grand Marnier, Great House Of Penang, HSBC, Intimate Ambiance, Light Moment, Malaysian German Society, Methodist Boys School, Morsels, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Olive Butter, Penang, Penang Heritage, Penang Heritage Trust, Ricotta Cheese, Rm85, Suffolk House, Suffolk Restaurant, Table D Hote, Table D Hote Menu, Table D’Hote Menu, Tomato Relish, Tomato Sorbet

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